docs: clarify hook blocking exit code#57046
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Summary
2blocks Claude Code hook execution1and other non-zero codes are non-blockingMotivation
Fixes #44707.
The current docs mention that “Other” exit codes are non-blocking, but this is easy to miss because developers often expect
exit(1)/sys.exit(1)to block failed enforcement hooks.Testing
git diff --checkpython -m py_compile examples/hooks/bash_command_validator_example.py